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Status Game book notes
Paradigm-shifting book on how the fundamental human need for status (recognition by peers of being someone, someone competent and kind) drives all sorts of behaviour in societies past and modern, from cults to regimes to corporate shenanigans. Read it and things previously thought strange like people joining cults will make a little more sense.
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Beyond Order book notes
linked from goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5261968799
people depend on constant communication with others to keep their minds organized
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ICT 8/10 - the ATEC year
looking at my most recent entry I haven't blogged in over a year, something which I'm feeling quite wistful about. a couple weeks ago I was talking about my winter '14 solo trip to the east coast of the states, and reading the day-by-day recounting of what had transpired made those days feel like they were just yesterday.
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Trash outing
today went down to PA Water Venture Sembawang (really recommended to get there by car, the public transport guide on the PAWV website doesn't quantify the amount of walking necessary) to do the trash4kayak freebie. which all things considered, means we ended up paying for the land vehicle rather than the sea one >_>
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I(c)t is what i(c)t is
Or the one with the weekly swabs. And masks everywhere. And "bringing clementi camp out to the guys".
coming back to ICT after 1.6 years away from clementi camp felt strange. some things had changed for the better, like the cookhouse food (now with options at lunchtime, unless you go late). others stayed the same, like some stalwart steady trainers ( Read more... ) -
CB (and phase 2)
= back to JC days level of gaming
shall attempt to catalogue all my screen time because i really have spent a stupendous amount of time with my mouse and keyboard. so CB kicked off on april 7th. in rough chronological order (decimal points are games i didn't finish):
1. apex legends - just crossed the 800 game mark for season 5 (started june 2nd ( Read more... ) -
Old friend's reunion
Had a surprise jio earlier this week from a friend from malaysia I last saw (almost exactly) 5 years ago. amusingly enough she was excited to find out i worked at hdb (I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS). more chance to be hdb ambassador heh. really a case of not knowing what you have when it's all that you've known.
the peppering of questions included
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e-sport also sport
got lobanged into going for the recently concluded dota invitational held here at the indoor stadium through some dodgy guest list. dota has really come a long way since the days of dingy basement LAN shops. big screen big time.
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Viper redux
hcOn 8 Dec the hckbb (kbb not kkb) team went a little further north to sepang (instead of iskandar) in pursuit of cheap obstacle race. after factoring all the travel and accom costs, turns out to be not so cheap.
overall vibe of the race was bo zheng hu (没政府). alternatively phrased as malaysia boleh. from changing our start timings from 9am to 8am ( Read more... ) -
SMR Reflections
Read this line in Brene Brown's latest book recently (which has becomes super corporate jargonised (see circle back, SFD and other acronyms)): picture them without the armour of their titles, positions, power, or influence.
Saw that in action when Anthony's baby shark item /energiser made everyone do a silly dance together. After that it was hard ( Read more... )